Crossroads of the World is an open-air mall on Sunset Boulevard and Las Palmas in Los Angeles. The mall features a central building designed to resemble an ocean liner surrounded by a small village of cottage -style bungalows.

Crossroads of the World is emblematic of Hollywood’s development during the 1930s, from its cosmopolitan ambitions to its architectural spectacle. The juxtaposition of styles evoked the feeling of an international bazaar, as might be found on a movie set in a nearby studio.

2024年10月19日 · Drivers inching along Hollywood ’s gridlock traffic might have noticed an unusual spire protruding high above Sunset Boulevard. The spindly white structure, with a sizable globe affixed to the...

In Hollywood, the Crossroads of the World intersect at Sunset Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue. Built in 1936, the multi-national market—considered America’s first outdoor shopping mall—was designed to feel like “a permanent world’s fair with a cosmopolitan atmosphere.”

2021年4月25日 · Designed by local architect Robert V. Derrah as a cosmopolitan shopping center, Crossroads of the World in Hollywood was completed in 1936. The new shopping center was not a full-blown success, but it became an excellent …

Hollywood, CA. / (323) 463-5611. If you go to Walt Disney World in Florida, you will find a replica of Crossroads of the World right at the entrance to Disney's facsimile of Hollywood Boulevard (at Disney MGM Studios.) But you can see the original Crossroads right here, on Sunset Boulevard.

2011年4月16日 · One of the most fascinating, and certainly one of my favorite, buildings in Los Angeles is the "Crossroads of the World," located on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. Anyone remember the 1970's band "America" and their Greatest Hits album? As a teenager, it was the back of the album that caught my eye.